Mispronunciation

Just like so many places, there are words, place names that are pronounced differently from the way they are written. Here are some you may come across:

Greenwich – Gren-itch

Leicester – Less-ter

Dulwich – Dull-itch

Berkeley – Bark-lay (or maybe Bar-clay)

Chiswick – Chizz-ick

Borough – Buh-ruh

Fulham – FULL-ham (emphasis on the first bit)

Holborn – Ho-bun

Marylebone – Marley-bone

Grosvenor – Grove-nor

Ruislip – Rye-slip

Woolwich – Wool-itch

Gloucester – Gloss-ter

Worcestershire – Woostersher

Quay – Key

Euston – You-ston

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